DIETMAR Hamann is set to make his Manchester City debut at Blackburn on Sunday.

The German midfielder picked up a foot injury in pre-season but is now fit and should take over from Ousmane Dabo, who starts a three-match ban after his appeal against Monday's red card at Reading was turned down.

Fellow new signing DaMarcus Beasley could be on the bench but Darius Vassell (knee), Nedum Onuoha and Sun Jihai (both hamstring) and Andreas Isaksson (ankle) all miss out.

Blackburn striker Francis Jeffers is available for the Ewood Park clash after a recent red card was overturned.

Jeffers was sent off in a reserve match against Manchester United, incurring a three-match suspension, only for the club to successfully win an appeal.

Midfielder Steven Reid is definitely out after undergoing a scan to discover the cause of a niggly back problem.